City Council Meeting

www.losbanos.org Corrected 11/28/24 lm AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 520 J Street Los Banos, California DECEMBER 4, 2024 – 6:00 PM Live stream on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@losbanos406 If you require special assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please call the City Clerk’s Office @ (209) 827-7000 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The City of Los Banos complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Si requiere asistencia especial para atender o participar en esta junta por favor llame a la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad al (209) 827-7000 a lo menos de 48 horas previas de la junta. La Cuidad de Los Banos cumple con la Acta de Americanos con Deshabilidad (ADA) de 1990. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the meeting and in the City Clerk’s office located at City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos, California during normal business hours. In addition, such writings and documents may be posted on the City’s website at www.losbanos.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Cualquier escritura o los documentos proporcionaron a una mayoría del Ayuntamiento respecto a cualquier artículo en este orden del día será hecho disponible para la inspección pública en la reunión y en la oficina de la Secretaria de la ciudad en City Hall, 520 J Street, Los Banos, California durante horas de oficina normales. Además, tales escrituras y los documentos pueden ser anunciados en el website de la ciudad en www.losbanos.org. _________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public comment at any public meeting. As an alternative for in-person comments, written public comment may be made by e-mail to cityclerk@losbanos.org or delivered to the City Clerk at City Hall, 520 J Street three (3) hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting. Comments received will not be read aloud at the meeting, but shall be distributed to the City Council via e-mail and added to the agenda packet on the City’s website for public review. Agenda packets can be found on the City’s website at the following link: https://losbanos.org/category/city-council/ ________________________________________________________________________ Los Banos City Council Agenda – December 4, 2024 Page 1 of 4 1. CALL TO ORDER – December 4, 2024 6:00 PM 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 3. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members) ____ Kenneth Lambert – District 1 ____ Douglas Begonia, Jr. – District 2 ____ Brett Jones – District 3 ____ Deborah Lewis – District 4 ____ Paul Llanez – Mayor 4. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Recommendation: Adopt the agenda as submitted. 5. CONSIDERATION OF CERTIFICATION OF VOTES OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 2024. A. City Council Resolution No. 6856 – Accepting the Certification of the Results of the Merced County General Election Held in the City of Los Banos on November 5, 2024 as it Pertains to the Election of the Mayor, City Council Members for Districts 1 & 4, City Treasurer, and Recall of City Council Members for Districts 2 & 3. Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS OF OFFICE TO ELECTED OFFICIALS. A. Mayor Michael S. Amabile, Council Member Kenneth Lambert – District 1, Council Member Deborah Lewis – District 4, and City Treasurer Lucy Lawrence 7. ROLL CALL: (City Council Members) ____ Kenneth Lambert – District 1 ____ [vacant] – District 2 ____ Deborah Lewis – District 4 ____ [vacant] – District 3 ____ Michael Amabile – Mayor 8. REORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL – SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM. Recommendation: Selection made by the consensus of the City Council. 9. PRESENTATIONS. A. City Council Resolution No. 6857 – A Resolution of Commendation to Paul Llanez. Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted. Los Banos City Council Agenda – December 4, 2024 Page 2 of 4  B. City Council Resolution No. 6858 – A Resolution of Commendation to Brett Jones. Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted. C. City Council Resolution No. 6859 – A Resolution of Commendation to Douglas Begonia, Jr. Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted. D. Proclamation – Recognizing the Retirement of City of Los Banos Fleet Maintenance Coordinator Dan Bronson. E. Certificate of Recognition – Employee of the Month for November 2024 – Christy McCammond, Housing Program Manager in the Community & Economic Development Department. 10. PUBLIC FORUM. (Members of the public may address the City Council Members on any item of public interest that is within the jurisdiction of the City Council; includes agenda and non-agenda items. No action will be taken on non-agenda items. Speakers are limited to a five (5) minute presentation. Detailed guidelines are posted on the Council Chamber informational table.) 11. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the Consent Agenda by a City Council Member.) A. Check Register for 247623 - #248829 in the Amount of $8,850,204.34. Recommendation: Approve the check register as submitted. B. Minutes for the November 20, 2024 City Council Meeting. Recommendation: Approve the minutes as submitted. C. City Council Resolution No. 6860 – Approving and Adopting Final Tract Map No. 2021-01 Quail Meadow Villages at Stonecreek 5, Phase 2, Unit 2 (Lodi Development Inc., a California Development Corporation). Recommendation: Adopt the resolution as submitted. 12. CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS TO FILL THE CITY OF LOS BANOS COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCIES IN DISTRICTS 2 & 3. Recommendation: Receive staff report and direction on how to proceed. 13. ADVISEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICES. (No Report) Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken. 14. CITY MANAGER REPORT. Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken. Los Banos City Council Agenda – December 4, 2024 Page 3 of 4 15. REPORT/UPDATE ON MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (MCAG), PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY (PCE), MEASURE V COMMITTEE, AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT (SJVAPCD), AND LOS BANOS DOWNTOWN PROPERTY & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (LBDPBID). Recommendation: Informational item only, no action to be taken. 16. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS. A. Kenneth Lambert – District 1 B. [vacant] – District 2 C. [vacant] – District 3 D. Deborah Lewis – District 4 E. Michael Amabile – Mayor 17. ADJOURNMENT. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. _____________________________ Lucille L. Mallonee City Clerk Dated this 28th day of November 2024 Los Banos City Council Agenda – December 4, 2024 Page 4 of 4